Hi Ruth, had a look in "Who who in the Theatre" (10th Ed 1947) and could only find the following in the Obituray section LASCELLES Frank, Pageant Master former Actor died 23rd May 1934 (Age 58) It says he left £12,899 in his will. no other mentions, good luck with your research regards Derek Ive Gosport England ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth <RuthCroft@lascelles99.freeserve.co.uk> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 5:03 PM Subject: [THEATRE-UK] LASCELLES girls > Hello, > > This is my first message to the list. > I've been reading the archive, and you sound a lovely lot of people. > > I have been researching my family history for several years with some > success, apart from my theatrical relatives who - darn! - didn't keep > cuttings books or anything that would be useful to an inquisitive creature > like me. > My Grandfather's first family of girls all trod the boards in one way or > another, and most of their offspring followed suit. > (I'm merely a show off who followed our side into teaching!) > > I'd be very grateful if some kind soul could find any references to the > LASCELLES surname from the early 1900's onwards. > My Grandfather apparently used to sing with his daughter as 'Mr. Lascelles > and his little girl at the piano'. His oldest daughter Leonie was a child > prodigy on the piano, and even studied in Germany in the years before WWI. > > His next 2 daughters Felice and Vera, acted, sang and danced from the 1910's > until the 1940's. Felice was in ENSA during the war. > Felice was married to another actor called George NEIL. Any sightings of > him gratefully accepted! > > That's quite a list for a first message. I'll now go away, cross my > fingers, and wait hopefully... > > Regards, > Ruth in Brum. > > > >

Dear Derek, >could only find the following in the Obituary section LASCELLES Frank, Pageant Master former Actor died 23rd May 1934 (Age 58) It says he left £12,899 in his will.< That was quick! I don't recognise him, but it's most interesting. Thanks for looking, I appreciate it. Kind regards, Ruth.